I’d still like to stress to anyone who is a teacher about the importance of taking care of your mental health. To have the ability to persevere and be resilient even in difficult times. We need to fend for ourselves and learn to be a lot like Dorothy. Unfortunately, we do not have ruby slippers nor Glinda the Good Witch to help us. I wish situations like these were simple and quick to remedy. We need to feel important enough to get a vaccine, so we won’t spread it to our students or members of our family. In my opinion, teachers deserve more, especially after all that we have had to endure this year. I feel safe with the PPE and the precautions I have received, but sometimes that isn’t enough. Therefore, frustrations like these are what have made this working environment a stressful one. She and her family recently contracted COVID, which may have been prevented if she had been eligible to get it. An old friend of mine from high school was telling me how frustrated she feels that teachers in the state aren’t seen as essential to receive the vaccine. A lot of them are ready to throw in the towel, which isn’t surprising since we have seen an increasing number of resignations nationwide. I have had the opportunity to talk to several teachers across the state. With all these demands piling on us, shouldn’t we be a priority as well? ![]() We have to learn to be flexible and meet these deadlines, especially with T-TESS, TELPAS, and standardized testing still being a priority. Pandemics and deadlines and student failures, oh my! We are required to have absolute knowledge of Zoom and programs like Schoology to help our students succeed. We want to head to Oz, but there are many obstacles in the way that try to prevent us from getting there. I feel like my teaching experience can be compared to Dorothy walking the yellow brick road. Of course, over the last few months, teachers have met many challenges. We, as teachers, are facing an unprecedented school year where we still have to mostly focus on virtual teaching and wear PPE for students who come to class. ![]() A year since it has entered our lives, the coronavirus pandemic still plagues our lives today. We are already halfway into the school year. While I remain somewhat optimistic, I also feel that my views on the matter have evolved since then. Reading it now, I think I was too optimistic (which surprises me due to always being a negative Nelly) about how I began the school year and my hopeful thoughts about it. It’s why I decided to write a continuation to the blog that I wrote back in September. Recently, I had to manage and learn how to survive an unexpected blizzard in the middle of Texas! Everything can change within a day- the way you live your life, the way you think, and the way you see things. If I learned anything from last year is that a lot can happen in such a short time.
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